Lifestyles

Dear Heloise: I've had a lot of trouble opening bottles of nail polish. Some bottles have tops with a smooth surface or a shape that's not easily gras...

DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Evan," and I have been together five years and were married 2 1/2 years ago. We're both in our early 40s and have children fro...

The Red Hat Rebel Sisters held their Mother’s Day luncheon May 14 at the Cottage House in Smethport. In the back row are Pat Bechtel, Randi Causer, Gi...

The Bradford Branch of the American Association of University Women celebrated its 110th anniversary with members, award recipients and guests gatheri...

CALIFORNIA, Pa. — More than 2,800 undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest) have been named to the Dean's List for the spri...

DEAR ABBY: Our dear mother passed away 2 1/2 years ago, which was very sad for me and my three siblings. Her passing happened on my adult son's birthd...

Dear Heloise: Every house has a junk drawer, and everyone knows exactly which drawer it is. The reason that it never stays organized isn't due to a la...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for four years. When we got married, we were both monogamous. We wanted kids and a classic nuclear family, ...

Dear Heloise: We are using citric acid to keep our dish- and glassware clear. When dishwasher detergents stopped using phosphates, our glassware got c...

Dear Heloise: Pet hair embeds itself deep into fabric fibers, making the removal of it especially difficult. Before you go straight to washer, tumble ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man. My husband, "Isaac," and I have been together for 21 years, married for nine. I'm having challenges with his sister. Over t...

Dear Heloise: We enjoy your tips and knowledge, but we do have a comment regarding the person that only uses the store wipes when leaving the store. M...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law, "Carla," has had a "girlfriend," "Susan," for the past year who she has never met or spoken to. They only text. Carla say...

“What We Ask Google: A Surprisingly Hopeful History of Humankind” by Simon Rogers c.2026, Plume $30.00 271 pages You don’t know. You just don’t. Not b...

Dear Heloise: Yellowed shirts that still fit and can be worn don't belong in the trash. They make perfect tie-dye candidates! Wash and line-dry the sh...

DEAR ABBY: I had three close girlfriends in college. We lost touch with one of them more than 35 years ago. She has family in our area but moved to th...

Probably the most common fallacy about SS spouse benefits is the belief that a spouse always gets 50% (half) of their marital partner’s monthly Social...

DEAR ABBY: I have a next-door neighbor who is retired and takes care of his wife, who has dementia. He's a nice enough person, but he has no personal ...

ST. MARYS — Northern Pennsylvania Regional College will host a free monthly Homesteading Series featuring hands‑on workshops designed to help particip...

Dear Heloise: Regarding favorite/least-favorite chores, I used to dislike folding laundry until I started seeing posts about different folding techniq...